“If a mother can kill her own child - what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
No one is more sentimentalized in America than mothers on Mother's Day, but no one is more often blamed for the culture's… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“And the pebbles fight each other as rocks/And my father bends among them/Two hands outstretching up to me/Not that I can hear.” — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
My mother's eyes were large and brown, like my son's, but unlike Sam's, they were always frantic, like a hummingbird who can't… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
My nan and grandad were really important. They took me to school every day. I couldn't have gone to theatre school without… — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she… — Rickey Henderson Copy Share Image
“Children whose character was praised subsequently became more generous than those whose behavior was praised. Praising character helps children internalize values as… — Edify.me Copy Share Image
“Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why it has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“And it seems to me I can, it seems to me I can open the little wicket gate, and cry, “There is… — Charles Haddon Spurgeon Copy Share Image
My mother is an actress, and my aunt Margaux was a model. And it's funny, as much as I'm all about I'm… — Dree Hemingway Copy Share Image
The traditional paradigm of parenting has been very hierarchical, the parent knows best and very top down. Conscious parenting topples [this paradigm]… — Shefali Tsabary Copy Share Image
Contemporary families can be made in many ways. You might step up when relatives or friends are unable to meet their obligation… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
My parents always swore that in my childhood they had to let me win at board games. If, by the lucky stroke… — Koren Zailckas Copy Share Image
I never thought I could make my mothers tears to come out of her eyes, I did everythings she asked, I loved… — Simphiwe Scientist Dumi Copy Share Image
“May 9, 1989 Again this year I made Mom a Mother's Day card. It reads: M is for the Morbid things you… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“...Our conversation with the supermarket manager had been about as helpful as a New Jersey road sign, and if you've ever been… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
When you take away Medicaid, you're not just taking away care, you're taking away the peace of mind that parents deserve. — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
I have only seen movies of my generation - 'Mother India,' 'Shree 420,' 'Awaara.' Those days, we had actors such as Dilip… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
My parents loved comedies, so we saw Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Ritz Brothers, and the Marx Brothers. I wanted to be… — Carl Reiner Copy Share Image
From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents; from 18 to 35, she needs good looks. From 35 to 55, good… — Sophie Tucker Copy Share Image
The 'sanskari' people in the country address me as 'Behenji.' Even my parents address me as 'Behenji' and so does Akhilesh Yadav. — Mayawati Copy Share Image
It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers… — Tim Robbins Copy Share Image
“One thing that parents pass on to their kids, whether they like it or not, whether they want it or not, are… — Heena Singhal Copy Share Image
“Only the mother tree remained in the middle of the clearing, bathed in light, heavy with fruit, festooned with blossoms, a perpetual… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
My own mother yeah I love her but things I heard as a child under my covers. Left me with scars it… — J Cole Copy Share Image
But I want to motivate. I wanna motivate every person to leave here to be a better father, a better husband, to… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
My father claimed I could read before I went to school. I sucked up knowledge and read the Children's Britannica Encyclopaedia from… — Anne Hegerty Copy Share Image
What the Chinese parent is conveying to the child is not that 'you've got to get A's or else I won't like… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
Even if their child is useless, parents will not find them shameful. But if you're an outstanding child, you don't have the… — Seo Won Copy Share Image
“Then her mother – as skilled in the art of ambush as most mothers are – startled her with her furious, echoing roar.” — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
I have to warn you. I promised my mother, a long time ago. She said I had to give folks a chance… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
A decent person does not alienate children from a parent, no matter how angry they are at the parent for the divorce.… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“Mother, I make it known publicly: I'm tired of my little brother. Will you please Give him to some charity?” — Christopher Fry Copy Share Image
“And Father said, “Christopher, do you understand that I love you?” And I said “Yes,” because loving someone is helping them when… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
“not every female is meant to be a mother and not every male is meant to be a father. I’ve made my… — Kailyn Lowry Copy Share Image
I'm an outgoing person. Once my parents passed away, it was just my daughter and myself. So, really, my friends are my… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
“My mother used to tell me, “Things always look worse at night.” For the most part, I believe her. But some of… — Carolyn Custis James Copy Share Image
In the same way that Egypt and Libya conspired to 'disappear' my father and silence writers such as Idris Ali, they made… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Giving birth is little more than a set of muscular contractions granting passage of a child. Then the mother is born. — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
My mother - who's from Iowa - owns and runs her own day-care centre, while my father's a developer. And my musical… — Keri Hilson Copy Share Image